Table 10 Comparison between face mask types regarding the total scores of self-perception of voice fatigue, self-perception of speech unintelligibility, and the received auditory feedback
From: The effect of wearing face masks on voice and intelligibility of speech during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Â | Surgical mask | Cloth mask | N95 mask | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Total score of self-perception of voice fatigue | 7.20 | 3.53 | 5.53 | 3.74 | 8.00 | 2.17 | 0.133 |
Total score of self-perception of speech unintelligibility | 7.50 | 3.24 | 6.93 | 3.41 | 9.80 | 3.90 | 0.055 |
Total score of the received auditory feedback | 5.24 | 3.15 | 4.60 | 2.32 | 7.07 | 3.22 | 0.086 |
ASIT-AA total score with face mask | 247.86 | 2.11 | 248.07 | 1.79 | 245.60 | 3.52 | 0.046* |